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Ipswich too good in National Final

dailytelegraph — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:51:21 +0000

Ipswich too good in National Final

Author : Mitch Bourke, Katrina May, Andrew Dawson and Matthew Elkerton Newscorp Sport

Ipswich too good in National Final

Ipswich State High v Hills Sports High School, NRL Schoolgirls Cup national final

The Shalom Sauaso-Kaiah Hansell one-two punch proved too hot for Hill Sports to handle as Ipswich SHS turned on the style to storm to the national NRL Schoolgirls title.

Replay: Ipswich SHS v Hills SHS – NRL Schoolgirls Cup National…
Watch a full game replay of the action between Ipswich SHS and Hills Sports High School in a massive Schoolgirls Cup grand final.

Shalom Sauaso and Kaiah Hansell

Remember the names.

The pair were pivotal as Ipswich SHS crushed Hills Sports High 28-6 in the NRL National Schoolgirls final at Cbus Super Stadium on Wednesday.

Hansell scored three tries in an excellent display of classy finishing.

Then there was Sauaso.

She was pivotal and rightly awarded the game ball after earning player of the match honours, on top of her player of the tournament honours.

Ipswich girls celebrate their big win. (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

One second, she was stopping a certain try with a tackle that was equal parts clutch and crunching in defence. The next, she was driving the footy upfield with a barnstorming run.

She also nailed four of five attempts at goal, including some tricky ones from the touchline.

It should come as no surprise given Sauaso has already represented the Reds in the Super W rugby union competition and has a Broncos NRLW deal.

Ipswich coach Alex Nicholson was thrilled with the performances of both, particularly hat-trick hero Hansell who was a natural hooker playing out of position on the wing.

Dreams do come true

“I suppose dreams do come true,” Nicholson said of Hansell’s performance.

As for Sauaso, Nicholson noted that “it takes a really special person” to nail three conversions from the touchline in a match as pressure-packed as a national final.

Shalom Sauso player of the match in the National Schoolgirl Final (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

“She’s extraordinary, she’s going to do great things after this and she officially has fulfilled everything possible as a schoolgirl this year with her honour belt,” Nicholson said.

“I’m speechless, the feeling’s amazing, the girls are amazing, and their whole community is just so proud of them.”

The match was a tense affair early, with the two sides trading tries inside the opening 10 minutes.

Ipswich took a slender 12-6 lead into the half-time break and then took total control in the second half as they stormed to the national title.

Star Hills halfback and Bulldogs-contracted Olivia Vaalele was a shining light in defeat and kicked superbly.

For Ipswich, the demons of last year’s shock Titans Schools League final, where they coughed up a 26-0 lead to lose to Mabel Park 28-26, have now well and truly been exorcised.

The Hills SHS 2024 National Schoolgirl Cup final team photo (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

PREVIEW

Hills Sports High will have redemption on their minds as they enter a second-straight NRL Schoolgirls Cup final on Wednesday.

While their coach Patricia Raikadroka was adamant her side was not tapping into the emotion of their loss in last year’s inaugural final, it will be hard for them to forget it.

But it is a different Hills Sports side going into the big dance against Ipswich State High on Wednesday. The grand final will be live streamed on KommunityTV at 2pm. Check out the schedule and more links below.

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NRL SCHOOLS LEAGUE

NATION FINALS DAY
Wednesday, September 11
CBUS Super Stadium, Gold Coast

KARYN MURPHY CUP

WATCH IT LIVE
9am: Innisfail Secondary College v Caloundra SHS
10am: Caloundra SHS v Stretton Secondary College
11am: Stretton Secondary College v Innisfail Secondary College
3.30pm: Grand final

NRL SCHOOLBOYS CUP

WATCH IT LIVE
12.15pm: Palm Beach Currumbin v Patrician Brothers Blacktown

NRL SCHOOLGIRLS CUP

WATCH IT LIVE
2pm: Ipswich SHS v Hills SHS

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4.15pm: Columba Catholic College v Xavier Catholic College

Hills teach Central Coast lesson in Schoolgirls master class

dailytelegraph — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:08:00 +0000

Hills teach Central Coast lesson in Schoolgirls master class

Author : Jason Hosken and Amanda Lulham Newscorp Sport

Hills teach Central Coast lesson in Schoolgirls master class

The rising Schoolgirls powerhouse has now won back to back titles in NSW – next on the agenda will be a first-ever national success when they head to Queensland in two weeks.

Replay: Central Coast Sports College v Hills SHS – NRL Schoolgirls Cup…

Hills Sports High are NSW Schoolgirls champions after downing Central Coast Sports College 18-0 in a one-sided grand final at Campbelltown Stadium.

Having fallen to Central Coast in the preliminary rounds, the girls from Sydney’s west came out breathing fire and cruised to back-to-back titles following a dominant first half that included three unanswered tries.

“It was tough coming in knowing that we’d lost to them before,” said Hills coach Patricia Raikadroka.

“We made tactical changes and we had players returning from injury. Those key players lifted the team’s confidence, and Aliahana (Fuimaono) picked up the player of the match.”

Central Coast found breaking the Hills defence a tough assignment.

Ella Knowles runs the ball back in the Schoolgirl Cup Final (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

Looking ahead, Hills are likely to start favourites next season as they chase a third consecutive title.

“A lot of our girls are either in year 11, and some are still in year 10.”

In unfortunate scenes, the game was called seven minutes early after Central Coast’s Bronte Ryan received treatment following a heavy knock.

At the time of reporting, as a precaution, the backrower was mobilised to hospital in the back of an ambulance.

Earlier, punishing backrower Aliahana Fuimaono, who was player of the match, burrowed across to put Hills ahead in the second minute, and the points kept flowing in a first half that finished 14-0.

Restricted by strangling defence, Central Coast rarely crossed halfway and they had little answer to the bullocking efforts of Hills rep stars Ella Walker and Mya Muller.

Walker proved unstoppable early, the Australian Schoolgirls prop continually put her side on the front foot and paved the way for centre Naioka Tuipulotu to cross out wide in the 10th minute.

Rising Harvey Norman Premiership centre Danielle Seckold added another before the break.

And any hope of a Central Coast comeback was immediately dashed on the resumption when Fuimaono dashed down the left edge for her second four pointer of the day.

Trailing by 18, Central rallied in the stifling conditions and began to dominate field position with 10 minutes to play.

Halves Mahlie Cashin and Madison Massey sparked several attacking raids, but Hills had all the answers, scrambling on numerous occasions to shut down promising plays.

With the state trophy in the cabinet, Hills have booked a trip to the Gold Coast next month where they will meet Queensland’s best in a battle to be crowned national champions.

PREVIEW

Hills Sports High aspires to become the pre-eminent nursery for girls rugby league talent in NSW.

Likely standing in their way to achieve that honour is their opponent in Wednesday’s NRL Schoolgirls Southern Division grand final – Central Coast Sports College.

Catch the action from the big game LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on KommunityTV from 11am at Campbelltown Stadium. Check the full week-long Schoolboys/Girls LIVE STREAM schedule from around the country below.

WATCH THE NRL SCHOOLS LEAGUE FINALS LIVE

NSW STATE FINALS
Wednesday, August 28
Campbelltown Stadium

11am: NRL Schoolgirls Cup NSW
Hills Sports High v Central Coast Sports College
WATCH THE REPLAY

12.30pm: Peter Mulholland Cup final
Patrician Brothers Blacktown v Endeavour Sports High
WATCH THE REPLAY

QUEENSLAND STATE FINALS

Thursday, August 29
Sunshine Coast Stadium

10.30am: NRL Schoolgirls Cup QLD final
Ipswich State High v The Cathedral College
WATCH THE REPLAY

12pm: Phil Hall Cup final
Palm Beach Currumbin SHS v Kirwan State High
WATCH THE REPLAY

This match-up is much anticipated, especially with the standard of the women’s game lifting significantly in the wake of the NRLW’s growing popularity and recent expansion.

Hills Sports coach Patricia Raikadroka, whose playing experience included running out for the Australian Prime Ministers XIII and Fiji, said is a key for her young team this season has been the school supporting both rugby league and rugby sevens.

“The skills really complement each other,” she said

Hills second rower Aliahana Fuimaono on the charge. Pic: Steve Montgomery

“We have a pool of athletes that like both and it works well for us. They are taking on opportunities, that are helping them.

“The two sports are quite different, the patterns and how they use their bodies is quite different.

“I know other programs separate, but we work well with the coaches to make sure the players get everything they need and it’s good for the girls.”

The rugby league program at Hills only started 12 months ago and has been an instant hit.

“Our numbers in a year from girls applying have almost tripled,“ Raikadroka said.

“Our senior squad last year was 20 odd and the juniors were about the same.

“We’ve had close to 100 applications to come to the school, we are trying to set ourselves up as a real nursery.

“We are shaping up to be the place to be for women players to come.

“We want them to be good people, the best rugby league or rugby sevens athletes here we can, and we want people that contribute to the culture of the team as well.”

Hills proved too strong for Erindale in last year’s decider.

2023 Schoolgirl Cup Champions The Hills SHS (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

Central Coast has the same ambitions for young football talent north of Sydney.

“It’s only our second year in the competition. Last year we struggled to even put points on the board,“ said coach Paul Franz.

“Now we are a year older, a new school in the rugby league world and girls want to come here.

“They don’t need to leave the coast to play rugby league.”

Hills Sports High made their way into the grand final with a 16-4 victory over Westfields Sports, while Central Coast booked their spot with a 24-10 win over Bass High.

In the pool phase, Hills posted a 42-10 victory over Bass High but were downed 24-10 by Central Coast in late June.

Central Coast also defeated Bass High 24-4 in another pool game.

TEAM LISTS

Hills Sports High

1. Anastasia Leatupue, 2. Esther Tuipulotu, 3. Naioka Tuipulotu, 4. Danielle Seckold, 5. Anita Ropati, 6. Manu’a Moleka, 7. Olivia Va’alele, 8. Ella Walker, 9. Aaliyah Soufan, 10. Shire Thocolich, 11. Aliahana Fuimaono, 12. Kaylee Andrews, 13. Mya Muller, 14. Lyric Salafai, 15. Adriana Tuara, 16. Matoisha Kalepo , 21. Lily-Ann Abboud, 20. Tavina Pritchard

Central Coast Sports College

1. Ella Knowles, 2. Indie Rosen, 3. Grace Dabin, 4. Emily Carlisle, 5. Maia Madden Khan, 6. Mahlie Cashin, 7. Madison Massey, 8. Ellie Brander, 9. Olivia Saley, 10. Emilie Rose Hall, 11. Bronte Ryan, 12. Millie Parker, 13. McKenzie Hammond, 14. Hiva Mahe, 15. Grace Mahe, 16. Ruby Anderson, 17. Summer Pollard, 18. Kaela Ida

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Mabel Park make schoolgirls history

dailytelegraph — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 22:59:22 +0000

Mabel Park make schoolgirls history

Author : Katrina May and Andrew Dawson News Corp Sport

Mabel Park make schoolgirls history

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Mabel Park make schoolgirls history winning the inaugural NRL National Schoolgirls Cup (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

NRL Schoolgirls Cup live stream: Mabel Park State High v Hills Sports High, national final

Experience reigned supreme to deliver Mabel Park State High a historic result in the inaugural NRL National Schoolgirls Cup final against Hills Sports High.

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Mabel Park have claimed the inaugural NRL Schoolgirls Cup with a 26-8 win over NSW champions Hills Sports High School at Allianz Stadium on Wednesday.

Winning captain Malaela Su’a was on the verge of tears after collecting the trophy and said the feeling is ‘incredible’.

“There are no words,” Su’a said.

Mable Park captain Malaela Su’a with the National Schoolgirl Cup (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

“I feel like I’m on fire right now, we made history and it just feels incredible.”

Su’a warned rivals that the title was only the beginning for Mabel Park.

“It’s really great that this competition exists for our young girls looking up at us,” she said.

The Hills SHS National schoolgirl Cup team (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

“They’ll know they can chase the dream and anything is possible.”

Hills were looking the stronger side in the opening 10 minutes, but it was Mabel Park who struck first as Alice Shannon powered through to open the scoring.

Lily Vaitolo doubled the advantage for the Queensland side just minutes later before a stunning try from fullback Nazlyn Waaka-Rhind, whose fantastic footwork enabled her to dodge past the Hills defence, gave Mabel Park a solid 14-0 advantage at halftime.

There was a significant delay just before the break to allow Mable Park’s Nikolina Fangupo to be wheelchaired off the field following a hard tackle, but the Queenslander was able to return to the field for the second half.

Malaela Su’a runs up the middle of Allianz Stadium (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

Hills finally struck back 10 minutes into the second half with Manua Maleka scoring before Mabel Park scored one of the strangest tries seen all year, capitalising on a mistake from Hills to push the advantage out to 16 points.

Hills got their second and tried to mount a comeback with minutes remaining, but Mabel Park quickly squashed any hope with a final converted try.

Danielle Seckhold runs up the middle of Allianz Stadium in the National Schoolgirl Cup Final (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

The Teams

The Hills Sports High School

1. Danielle Seckhold
2. Shirley Lolohea
3. Manua Maleka
4. Leila Black
5. Esther Tuipolotu
6. Olivia Vaalete
7. Aaliyah Soufan
8. Lilly-Anne Aboud
9. Jasmine Dooley
10. Salamasina Pupuali’l
11. Taylah Oasili
12. Matoisha Kalepo
13. Naioka Tuipulotu

14. Marwa Fayad
15. Shire Thocolich
16. Faye Hermez
18. Nellina Togia

Coach : Patricia Raikadroka

Mable Park State High School

1. Nazlyn Waaka-Rhind
2. Sia Asomua
3. Kaylani Tavita
4. Kiarah Siauane
5. Nikolina Fangupo
6. Malaela Su’a
7. Danielle Tukakangahau
8. Delilah Eliu
9. Lily Vaitolo
10. Daesiniy Manukonga
11. Amanii Misa
12. Athena Vili
13. Harlem Walker

14. Makayla Howarth
15. Sharlene Vaili
16. Mya Sautia
17. Alice Shannon

Coach : Chance Carey

PREVIEW

A chance at history awaits the two best schoolgirls’ rugby league teams in the country.

Hills Sports High and Mabel Park State High will clash in the inaugural NRL National Schoolgirls Cup final, with a chance to be crowned the top school in the country.

The final will be live streamed on KommunityTV at 11.30am on Wednesday as part of our national schools rugby league coverage.

Check out the full schedule below.

WATCH THE NATIONAL SCHOOLBOYS CUP FINAL

National Schoolboys/Girls Finals Live Stream Schedule
Wednesday, September 13

Allianz Stadium

NRL Trophy Grand Final
10am: Hallam College v Kildare Catholic College
WATCH IT LIVE

National Schoolgirls final
11.30am: Hills Sports v Mabel Park
WATCH IT LIVE

National Schoolboys final
1pm: Westfields Sports v Palm Beach Currumbin
WATCH IT LIVE

It is a moment that has been a long-time coming for the girls of Mabel Park.

The school has been at the forefront of women’s rugby league for almost half a decade, building a schoolgirls program before their boys back in 2015.

The program already has a proven track record of producing NRLW talent, and the trophy cabinet is already overflowing with Karyn Murphy Cup titles.

But a chance to be crowned inaugural champions is an opportunity the proud school will not want to pass up.

The Hills Sports High player makes a break before scoring a try against Erindale Sports Academy for the NRL Schoolgirls Cup. Picture: Adam Yip

“The opportunity to represent our school on the biggest stage means the world to these girls and our coaching staff,” Mabel Park coach Chace Carey said.

“Having worked alongside this group for the past five years, I have experienced first hand the highs and the lows, and witnessed the resilience the girls have developed as they have overcome every hurdle thrown their way.

“Having the opportunity to represent Queensland at the national titles extends beyond the footy field and into our broader community. I have no doubt that regardless of the result the team will put a performance together that we can be proud of.”

Hills Sports High will give up more than a few years in the experience stakes, but they will make up for it with their pride and passion.

The school’s girls program is only in its first year but has already exceeded expectations by being crowned the best schoolgirls side in NSW.

Hills Sport High will also carry the home field advantage into the game, with 300 of the school’s students ready to fill out part of the grandstands at Allianz Stadium.

“I really wanted to take the whole school, but we could only get enough buses to ship 300 kids into the city,” Hills Sports principal Amanda De Carli said.

“You can’t play in a stadium that big without a crowd, and that shows what it means for all of our students.”

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Kildare CC vs Hallum SC VIC

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u15 & u16 Championships

Westfields win last minute thriller

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Palm Beach 2023 Langer Trophy Champions

Peter Mulholland Cup Semi Finals

Action Photo Galleries

Grand Finals

Schoolgirls – The Hills SHS v Erindale College

Schoolboys – Patrician Bro’s v Westfields

u13 Schoolboys – Patrician Bro’s v Westfields

Semi Finals

Schoolgirls

Westfields SHS v The Hills SHS
Bass HS v Erindale College

Schoolboys

Patrician Brothers v St. Dominics College
Westfields SHS v Erindale College

Quarter Finals

The Hills SHS v St. Dominic’s College
Westfields SHS v All Saints College, Maitland
Endeavour SHS v Erindale College
Westfields SHS v VIC Uni

Queensland School Footy

NSW Schoolboy Cup Action Photo’s

Endeavour SHS v Patrician Brothers Balcktown

St Greg’s College v Bass HS

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Southern v Western

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Presidents v Western

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Sydney GOLD v Northern

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Sydney RED v Southern

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Hills survive late scare

dailytelegraph — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 01:40:51 +0000

Hills survive late scare

Author : Amanda Lulham & Katrina May News Corp Sport

Hills survive late scare to grab inaugural Schoolgirls crown

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NRL Schoolgirls Cup grand final live stream: Underdogs Erindale take on undefeated Hills Sports High

Another trademark Erindale College fightback fell agonisingly short as Hills Sports’ dominant first half proved the difference in the first-ever NRL Schoolgirls grand final. Relive all the action.

Watch a full replay of Hills Sports v Erindale College.

Hills Sports High School have claimed the inaugural NRL Schoolgirls Cup after hard fought win over Erindale College at Campbelltown Stadium on Wednesday.

Manua Moleka dives in for a grand final try (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

Hills will now go on to face the winner of the Queensland competition in the national final on September 13 at Netstrata Jubilee Oval.

Erindale put the pressure to Hills early on, forcing mistakes to keep hold of the ball, but they couldn’t cross for the first try.

That came for Hills with Esther Tuipulotu regathering a kick and planting the ball amid multiple Erindale defenders in the corner.

It didn’t take them long to add to their advantage, along the other wing this time, as Manua Moleka found some space.

Mya McGlynn sparked an Erindale try late in the half, with Ella Kelly benefiting to score a try right in the corner.

Ella Kelly scores a grand final try (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

Tuipulotu then scored her second try just before the break to give Hills a 14-4 halftime lead.

Hills came out of the sheds firing, and it took just a few minutes for Moleka to score her second try.

Erindale tried to respond quickly, but a strong Hills defence kept them out until Kelly managed to find some space again, dodging past Hills to plant her second.

Uta Uatisone Poka added another try soon after as the travelling Erindale fans got the whiff of an upset.

But despite the late comeback, Erindale just couldn’t match Hills with the final score 20-14.

The Hills SHS Schoolgirl Cup Captains Olivia Vaaleke & Tayleah Pasili with the Schoolgirl Cup (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

PREVIEW

Erindale College will head into the NRL Schoolgirls grand final on Wednesday as the ultimate underdog when they face off against the undefeated Hills Sports High School.

But it is not going to stop the girls from the nation’s capital from believing.

The Canberra-based side barely scraped through to the semifinals, only picking up one win in the pool stage over Matraville Sports High School and narrowly beating out Illawarra Sports on points difference to make the knockout stages.

Erindale College after their NRL Schoolgirls Cup semi final against Bass High.

No one expected Erindale to make it to the grand final, but the team turned it up a notch in the semis, upsetting Bass 12-8 to book their place in Wednesday’s decider.

“I’m so ecstatic for the girls,” Erindale coach Ashley Barnes said of the shock win.

“Obviously we came in as massive underdogs and to turn up and play like that, the girls should be very proud and the school is very proud of them.”

The massive NRL Schoolgirls Cup grand final clash against Hills Sports will be available to stream LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on KommunityTV on Wednesday at 11:30am, ahead of the must-watch Peter Mulholland Cup final between Westfields Sports and Patrician Brothers Blacktown.

WATCH THE PETER MULHOLLAND CUP FINAL LIVE HERE

NRL Schoolboys/Girls Finals Live Stream Schedule

Wednesday August 30

Campbelltown Stadium

Schoolgirls

11:30am: Hills Sports High School v Erindale College

Peter Mulholland Cup

1pm: Westfields Sports High School v Patrician Brothers, Blacktown

Despite Erindale’s underdog status, coach Barnes said he has complete belief in his team to pull off another upset and take out the title.

“We’ve just got to make sure that we … continue to work,” he said.

“A lot of these girls haven’t been playing rugby league for a long time, some only six months to a year, so it’s still all so new to them.

“We’ll be going home and watching the footage (from the semi-finals), watching Hills and working on the areas we think need improving.”

Hills Sports High have been the standouts of the inaugural NRL Schoolgirls Cup competition, coming through the pool stages undefeated.

Hills Sports boast an undefeated NRL Schoolgirls season in 2023 Picture: Tim Hunter.

The semi-final win over Westfields Sports High showcased the side’s never-say-die attitude, coming back from a 6-4 halftime deficit to take out the match 18-12.

“We dug deep when we were 4-6 down after the first half and we came back, it was just crazy,” Hills co-captain Olivia Vaalele said after the match.

While they might enter the grand final as the favourites, Vaalele said the side neded to have an honest appraisal of their semi-final performance with several areas that need to be worked on.

“We’ll really need to work on our penalties, just staying onside and keeping everything together,” she said.

“I’m definitely nervous for the grand final, but I think with the support we have we can put in a good performance.”

Live stream: Get set for NRL Schoolboys grand final blockbuster

TEAMS

Erindale College

14. Mya McGlynn 2. Chloe Smith 3. Abbey Brill 4. Uta Uatisone Poka 5. Ella Kelly 6. Sabrina Marela 7. Lahni Hall 8. Alysha Eti 9. Angelina Costa 10. Stevie Serafin 11. Alyrah Cole 12. Magdalena Velovski 13. Mila Ahkey 15. Angelina Hunter 16. Jaymie Napier 17. Luljeta Marshall-Inman 18. Layla Irving 19. Leilani Rappana 20. Kelly Bateup

The Hills SHS

1. Danielle Seckold 2. Jasmine Dooley 3. Manua Moleka 4. Shirley Lolohea 5. Esther Tuipulotu 6. Olivia Vaalele (c) 7. Aaliyah Soufan 8. Lily-Ann Abboud 9. Naioka Tuipulotu 10. Salamasina Pupuali’i 11. Tayleah Pasili (c) 12. Leila Black 13. Matoisha Kalepo 14. Caliche Toki-Rimene 15. Shire Thocolich 18. Nelina Togia